Hergen Eilers, the first senior research scientist at WSU's Applied Sciences Laboratory, in Spokane, gave a 40-minute recap of three key projects he's heading, all involving advanced work in physics and optics.His remarks came during a recent yearly meeting explaining the ASL's progress, now starting…
A hotel and convention center could be built on the Washington State University campus in Pullman, if negotiations between a California developer and the university are successful. WSU’s board of regents approved a plan Friday to begin negotiations with Sonnenblick-Del Rio Development for the sale…
Jeanne Bock, who has directed the Panhandle Health District since 2001, will retire this fall after 24 years of public health service in Idaho's five northern counties.The Board of Health accepted her retirement notice Thursday and plans to hire her successor by August.Bock led the…
Spokane is among 600-plus communities and cities who are begging (shamelessly in some cases) that Google provide their burg with an experimental, ultra high-speed broadband network. Google announced the idea back in February and set a deadline for this week for cities wanting to be…
The Spokane Regional Sports Commission says last week's 1st and 2nd round NCAA basketball championships had an economic impact on the region of about $4.6 million. About 12,000 of the 32,000 tickets sold were to out-of-town fans who traveled here to see the games, the…
Marketing Associates of Spokane is hosting a discussion by Brandon Betty, project coordinator for the Spokane University District, on April 8 from 11:30 to 1:30 p.m. at the Red Lion Hotel at the Park.Betty took the job as project coordinatory last summer. The meeting, which…